Stamford, Conn. Drawn by L. R. Burleigh. Burleigh's map of Stamford, Connecticut (1883) Date: 1883 Author: Lucien R. Burleigh Dwnld: Full Size (14.01mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New England that you might want to check out. L.R. Burleigh's map of Stamford, Connecticut [gmap] in 1883. For more map […]

Bird's Eye View of the City of San Antonio Bexar County Texas, 1873. Koch's map of San Antonio (1873) Date: 1873 Author: Augustus Koch Dwnld: Full Size (16.31mb) Source: Wikimedia Commons Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Texas that you might want to check out. Augustus Koch's birdseye map of San Antonio, Texas [gmap] […]

Birds-eye view of the elevated railroads and the parks and boulevards of Chicago. Elevated railroads in Chicago (1908) Date: 1908 Author: Champion Dwnld: Full Size (14.75mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Illinois that you might want to check out. Champion's map of elevated railroads in Chicago, Illinois [gmap] in […]

Our city, St. Louis, Mo. Lith. by A. Janicke and Co., St. Louis. Janicke's map of St Louis (1859) Date: 1859 Author: Janicke Dwnld: Full Size (10.53mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of St Louis that you might want to check out. Janicke's map of your curator's hometown of […]

Panoramic view of Terre Haute, Ind. 1880. Birdseye map of Terre Haute (1880) Date: 1880 Author: Beck and Pauli Dwnld: Full Size (15.03mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Indiana that you might want to check out. Beck and Pauli's birdseye map of Terre Haute, Indiana [gmap] in 1880. For […]

Birdseye view of San Francisco and surrounding country. Goddard's map of San Francisco (1876) Date: 1876 Author: G.H. Goddard Dwnld: Full Size (22.0mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Bay Area that you might want to check out. G.H. Goddard's birdseye map of San Francisco, California [gmap] in 1876. […]

View of Harrisburg, Penn. Drawn on stone from nature & the daguerreotype by J.T. Williams Birdseye Map of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1855) Date: 1855 Author: J Thomas Williams Dwnld: Full Size (17.96mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Pennsylvania that you might want to check out. I wish I could […]

Centennial International Exhibition, 1876. Philadelphia's Centennial Expo (1876) Date: 1876 Author: Thomas Hunter Dwnld: Full Size (7.66mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Pennsylvania that you might want to check out. Thomas Hunter's map of the Centennial Exposition [gmap] held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [gmap] in 1876. For more map resources and […]

Minneapolis, Minnesota Herancourt's Birdseye of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1885 Date: 1885 Author: W V Herancourt Dwnld: Full Size (20.81mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Minnesota that you might want to check out. A very interesting map with some interesting lighting effects by an artist named Herancourt. I can't […]

Robinson's aeroplane map of Sydney Robinson's aeroplane map of Sydney (1922) Date: 1922 Author: Robinson Dwnld: Full Size (14.01mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other featured maps that you might want to check out. Fun-looking and quite expertly-rendered overhead map of Australia's most populous city: Sydney, NSW [gmap] in 1922. Now I've […]

Grand birds eye view of the Great East River Suspension Bridge. Connecting the cities of New York & Brooklyn Currier and Ives print of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1885 Date: 1885 Author: Currier and Ives Dwnld: Full Size (15.71mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New York City that […]

Augustus Koch's birdseye view of Jacksonville, Florida in 1893. Birdseye view of Jacksonville, Florida Date: 1893 Author: Augustus Koch Dwnld: Full Size (16.4mb) Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other Florida maps that you might want to check out. A very accomplished and handsome birdseye of Jacksonville, Florida [gmap] A. Koch, whose work is deserving of close […]

Augustus Koch's birdseye view of Atlanta in 1892. Birdseye view of Atlanta, Georgia – 1892 Date: 1892 Author: Augustus Koch Dwnld: Full Size (17.8mb) Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Atlanta that you might want to check out. Augustus Koch has only made around a dozen birdseye maps that I've been able to […]

A. Ruger's Birdseye map of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1867. Birdseye view of Minneapolis, Minnesota Date: 1867 Author: A. Ruger Dwnld: Full Size (14.1mb) Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Minnesota that you might want to check out. Ruger's illustration of Minneapolis [gmap] centered on Saint Anthony Falls, the only (remaining) natural waterfall on the […]

Alvord-Peters Co.'s birdseye map of Sandusky, Ohio in 1898. Birdseye view Sandusky, Ohio Date: 1898 Author: Alvord-Peters Co. Dwnld: Full Size (13.1mb) Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other Ohio maps that you might want to check out. Alvord-Peters Co.'s birdseye map of Sandusky, Ohio [gmap] in 1898. For more maps and images from this period in […]

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